Print this entry

Print this entry

Only on State waters!

Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico on Saturday, June 5, as the state celebrates National Boating and Fishing Week. Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state Saturday, June 5, but everyone must observe bag limits and all other rules and regulations. For more information, please visit the Department’s website.

“This is a great time to take your family fishing and teach them a skill that will provide a lifetime of enjoyment,” said Mike Sloane, Director for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Before heading out, anglers are encouraged to check current fire restrictions. 

For information about where to fish and what to use, consult the Department’s weekly fishing and stocking report and the new Fishing Conditions and Trip Planner. Maps of public fishing waters, lists of where to find family-friendly fishing and tips on how to fish also can be found on the Department website. 

Print this entry

The VAW program would like to acknowledge the Elderly program staff and members from the CHR program also participated by wearing red shirts as well as displaying a red camp dress outside the Elderly program building.  The month of May brings awareness of MMIW/G however, May 5^th is the day designated to display red dresses. The Violence Against Women Program requested that the community display red dresses on their front yard and wear something red on May 5^th in support of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women/Girls (MMIW/G) movement representing all women and young girls who are either missing or have been murdered.  The Violence Against Women program displayed five dresses out side the building all during the month of May. 

• 

• 

• 

Print this entry

The home and family vehicle are essential spaces to keep smokefree as children and elders are at risk of lung related
issues caused from second- and thirdhand smoke. As children are exposed to airborne smoke particles,
there is risk of developing severe health issues such as asthma, lung diseases, or heart diseases.

Thirdhand smoke is when cigarette smoke particles land on furniture, car seats, or other surfaces continuing to
put children and elderly at risk. Switching from smoking to vaping does not protect your child or those around
you. E-cigarette aerosol is not harmless. It contains nicotine and other chemicals, which are harmful to everyone
who inhales it, especially youth, pregnant women, the elderly, and those who have lung illnesses.

Tips to make your home and car smoke-free:

• Never smoke inside your home. Note: Smoking indoors one time is enough to contaminate the rest of the house, even if you’re in a room with the doors closed.
• Do not smoke in a car that transports children. Smoking in your car even once can fill the seats and other materials with toxins.
• Remind passengers not to smoke in your car.
• Remove ashtrays, lighters and cigarettes from your car, home and workplace.
• Fill your car’s ashtray with spare change so you aren’t tempted to fill it with ash.
• Get rid of that cigarette smell (and the chemicals in cigarette smoke that sit on clothes and furniture).
• Vacuum your car and house and wash all of your clothes.
• If you live with a smoker, talk to them about keeping the home and cars smoke-free
• Politely ask your friends not to offer you cigarettes.
• Leave a cell phone charger or other device plugged into the car’s adapter outlet so you are not tempted to use it as a lighter.
• Consider putting up a sticker or decal on your car that reminds passengers that it is a no smoking home or vehicle. If you’d like a free home and/or window decal mailed to you, email [email protected]!

Print this entry

$10M in winnings, free N.M. travel packages, fishing licenses, state parks passes,
other prizes available to residents getting COVID-19 shots

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Lottery on Tuesday announced New Mexico’s Vax 2 the Max Sweepstakes, a statewide vaccination incentive program that will make available $10 million in total prize money to New Mexicans who receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, among other prizes and awards throughout the summer.

New Mexicans can register and schedule their COVID-19 vaccinations at vaccinenm.org.

To be eligible for the cash sweepstakes, New Mexicans who receive or have already received their COVID-19 vaccinations must opt in to register and verify their personal and vaccination information at vax2themaxnm.org.

“Getting vaccinated is the right thing to do — for yourself, for your family and for your state,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “I’m excited to add a little fun to our nation-leading vaccination push. New Mexicans have sacrificed a lot over the last year. Now anyone who has stepped up to get their shots will have a chance to win some excellent prizes — please encourage your friends and neighbors to opt in for their chance to win big and to sign up for their shots as soon as possible!”

More than 55 percent of eligible New Mexicans have completed their vaccination series, according to the Department of Health. The state is hoping to reach 60 percent this month, after which point the state will graduate out of the color-coded county-by-county risk framework, and continue to increase toward at least 70 percent as a near-term goal.

VAX 2 THE MAX CASH SWEEPSTAKES

Vaccinated New Mexicans who have opted into the sweepstakes will be part of five weekly drawings beginning in the middle of June.

Each weekly drawing will award one $250,000 winner from each of the state’s four public health regions, for a total of $1 million in cash prizes each week. A grand prize of $5 million will be awarded at the conclusion of the sweepstakes, in early August, to one winner drawn from the statewide pool of vaccinated New Mexicans who have opted in to the sweepstakes.

The New Mexico Lottery will conduct the cash sweepstakes drawings on behalf of the Lujan Grisham administration.

“I’m pleased the New Mexico Lottery can assist the state in making these prizes available to New Mexicans getting their shots,” said Lottery Chief Executive David M. Barden. “Our organization is deeply experienced in operating fun, fair and exciting drawings, and we look forward to a successful sweepstakes.”

OTHER PRIZES AND AWARDS AT VACCINATION SITES

Beginning next week, New Mexicans receiving their vaccinations through providers who have partnered with the state vaccinenm.org registration system will be eligible to win assorted prizes. Winners will be selected at random. Prizes include:

• One of 18 in-state “staycation” travel packages, ranging in value from $600 to $1,100, including four nights of accommodations and gift cards to local businesses and experiences
• Fishing and hunting licenses
• Annual day-use passes for New Mexico State Parks
• Day-use passes for New Mexico state museums and cultural sites

In addition, beginning next week, the New Mexico Lottery will bring 10 “prize wheels” to providers who have partnered with the state registration system; these sites will be spread across the state. New Mexicans receiving vaccinations at these sites will be eligible for chance to win assorted prizes, including New Mexico Lottery tickets.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Winners will be required to produce their CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card upon claiming their prize.

Non-winning entries in the Vax 2 the Max Sweepstakes will carry over from one weekly drawing to the next. An individual may not win more than one $250,000 regional drawing. All eligible participants will be eligible for the final $5 million drawing.

To be eligible to win a prize, individuals must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the state of New Mexico. Employees of the New Mexico Lottery and the Office of the Governor, as well as any state employees appointed by the governor, and any members of these employees’ households, are not eligible to participate.

In order to be entered into a drawing, eligible individuals must opt in to the sweepstakes on the Vax 2 the Max website by 6:00 p.m. MST the evening before the drawing — the full schedule for the drawings will be disseminated ahead of time.

To read the full rules and regulations, visit vax2themaxnm.org and click “Rules“.

Funding for the Vax 2 the Max Sweepstakes comes from the state’s portion of American Rescue Plan stimulus. The U.S. Treasury Department last week confirmed in updated guidance that states may use stimulus funding for lotteries, cash payments and other incentive programs to boost vaccination rates.

Print this entry

Print this entry

As of May 24, 2021:

*Includes testing by IHS & NMDOH

**New cases:  2 (since 5-21-21) (average of 0.67 new cases per day)

Print this entry

Print this entry

As of May 21, 2021:

*Includes testing by IHS & NMDOH

**New cases:  6 (since 5-18-21) (average of 2 new cases per day)

Print this entry